Personal finance firm WalletHub analyzed the return on federal taxes paid, the share of federal jobs, and federal funding as a percentage of state revenue in all 50 U.S. states and graded states on a 100-point weighted scale.
for various reasons including for public health emergencies and disaster relief. This has an impact on federal budgeting decisions.and in January 2025 suggested states fund disasters usually funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Alaska was ranked as the most federally dependent state with a total score of 79.91. WalletHub said 45 percent of the state's revenue came from federal funding because of infrastructure and weather issues in the state as well as its vulnerability to disasters. The study said the state also received a lot of funding as 5 percent of the state's workforce is employed by theKentucky came second with a score of 77.35. The study said this state receives high federal funding compared to the taxes that residents pay and that 44 percent of its revenue is from federal funding.On the flip side, the least federally dependent state was New Jersey, with a score of 12.99. Massachusetts was marginally more federally dependent with a score of 13.36 and Delaware received a score of 14.58. The study also found that Republican states are more federally dependent than Democratic states, on average.has created a map showing the most and least federally dependent states. The higher the score, the more dependent a state is.:"Regardless of whether the distribution of federal funds is fair or not, living in one of the most federally dependent states can be beneficial for residents. For every dollar residents of the top states pay in taxes, they get several dollars back in federal funding, which often leads to higher-quality infrastructure, education, public health and more."State and federal budgetary decisions will likely change these rankings in the months and years to come.
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